堕入 (duò) — to fall into (a negative state); to sink into (a predicament)
Definition
A formal, literary verb for falling or sinking into a negative state (crisis, trap, depravity). Stronger than 陷入, which is more neutral and everyday.
verb
to fall into (a negative state)to sink into (a predicament)
Examples
- 堕入。Tā yīn jué cè shī wù ér duò le wàn zhàng shēn yuān.He fell into a bottomless abyss because of a decision error.
- 堕入，。Zhè jiā gōng sī duò le cái wù wēi jī, miàn lín pò chǎn.This company has sunk into a financial crisis and is facing bankruptcy.
- 堕入，。Tā duò le dí rén shè xià de xiàn jǐng, wú fǎ tuō shēn.He fell into a trap set by the enemy and couldn't escape.
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